MUSC selects Ray Greenberg as new president in Charleston
Dr. Ray Greenberg, 44, becomes MUSC president after a campus search, aiming to expand programs with technology and emphasize clinical investigator training. He follows retiring James Edwards and inherits strong research goals in cancer, heart disease, and brain disorders amid funding concerns. Canal transfers Panama sovereignty. thirteen ships pass as Panama takes control with no Y2K issues reported.
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
Ray Greenberg
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James Edwards
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Edwards
U.S
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Panama
Pena
Canal
United States
Canal Authority
Department of Maritime Traffic Control
Stolen Cézanne Painting From Oxford Ashmolean
Thieves broke into Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum and took Paul Cezannes Auvers Sur Oise valued at about 4.8 million. The theft occurred around 1 30 a.m. through the glass roof as millennium revelers filled Oxford streets. Police and museum officials condemned the act as selfish and noted the paintings loss deprives 250000 annual visitors of a key work.
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Oxford
England
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Oxford University
Ashmolean Museum
Britain
Roger Hobby
British Broadcasting Corp
John Jrr
Oxford Police
Auvers-Sur-Oise
Christopher Brown
Bell of bullet shells rings in Tirana for peace millennium
In Tirana Albania a 1100 pound bell forged from 30000 bullet casings collected by children in Lezha rang on Saturday as a beacon of peace for the new millennium. Father Don Antonio Scara led the project with Italian support and the pope blessed the bell in October.
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Albania
Don Antonio Scara
Lezha
Scara
Italy
John Paul II
Vatican
Kosovo
Elizabeth Taylor named dame in Queen's New Year list
Elizabeth Taylor accepted the designation of dame amid 2 000 names on the Queen’s list, joking that she has always been a road and now a dame. Also on the list were Sir Sean Connery and Dame Julie Andrews.
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Elizabeth Taylor
London
Elizabeth IL
Taylor
Los Angeles
Sean Connery
Julie Andrews
Millennium Y2K pass with few major incidents worldwide
The world welcomed 2000 with minimal Y2K disruptions as systems in Romania and elsewhere rolled over smoothly. A few glitches appeared from satellites to buses and calculators, but no widespread outages occurred. experts note the massive spend helped avert calamities.
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Sergiu Iliescu
Romania
Pentagon
Y2K ends with no major South Carolina impact
South Carolina saw no power failures as the year 2000 began, with lights and TVs functioning despite global warnings. Campbell Soup Co. pulled sponsorship from the Souper Bowl of Caring in Columbia, shifting focus to other drives while Rev. Brad Smith notes the fundraiser increased its goal to 3.5 million dollars for the year.
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South Carolina
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Columbia
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Souper Bowl of Caring
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Spring Valley Presbyterian Church
US Postal Service
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Campbell Soup
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Faulkner
Brad Smith
Hostages return spark joy amid swap fears in India hijack case
India confirms freed hostages from the hijacked Indian Airlines jet survived an eight day ordeal. Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh says hijackers were five Pakistanis and militants were exchanged for three Muslims. Taliban spoilers and possible explosives on board heighten concern over the swap.
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Indian Airlines
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Afghanistan
Taliban
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Singh
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Quetta
Devi Sharan
Associated Press
Migrant boat wrecks near Key Biscayne with up to 300 aboard
A wooden boat carrying between 200 and 300 Haitian migrants ran aground about five miles south of Key Biscayne early Saturday. Coast Guard cutters guided some to safety, with 110 to 140 boarding ships by midmorning while others remained aboard. No injuries were reported.
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Key Biscayne
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Scott Carr
Cape Florida
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Ing
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